Lew-Port 4th and 5th graders to participate in 1812 commemoration

by jmaloni

Wed, Aug 15th 2012 12:05 pm

More than 300 Lewiston-Porter
Elementary School students will take a field trip to Academy Park
this October to participate in the 200th anniversary of the Battle of
Queenston Heights, which was the first major battle of the War of
1812 (when the U.S. invaded Canada from Lewiston).

Pictured, Bruce Sutherland, volunteer
president of the Historical Association of Lewiston (right) presents
Lew-Port Principal Andrew Auer (center) with an 1812 hat, sticker and
commemorative coin in preparation of the event. Jeanette Engel (left)
is the volunteer coordinator of the Education Day activities.

Volunteers from Lewiston and Queenston
are joining hands to host the largest 1812 binational event in North
America this year, which will attract hundreds of re-enactors from
all over the U.S. and Canada. A large-scale cannon bombardment from
the Lewiston riverfront is planned for Friday evening, Oct. 12.